Upton
Pioneer Spirit Citizenship Awards
When the Upton Family from
Alabama and Georgia visited our community during Upton Days, they contributed a
gift to our school in memory of their pioneer Kentucky ancestors who founded Upton.
That gift has become the Upton Pioneer Spirit
Award. A trophy and a $50.00 savings bond are awarded to the boy and
girl at Upton Elementary who best exemplify the Upton Family's dedication to
the community by helping others throughout their years here.
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1999 Winners
The Upton Family meets Pioneer
Spirit Award Winner Michael |
Upton Day 1999
Pioneer Spirit Award Winner
Brittany & Upton Family Members |
1999-2000 Winners
Matt & Laressa |
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2000-2001 Winners
Dumas & Bethany |
2001-2002 Winners
Regan & Cody |
2002-2003 Winners
Kaela & Billy |
We have pictures of the Upton
founders and one of their beautiful houses remains. We do not have records of their
thoughts, but another pioneer, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in a letter written to
mark her 80th birthday in February, 1947, expresses well the timelessness of
the virtues of good citizenship.
"The
Little House books are stories of long ago. The way we live and your schools
are much different now, so many changes have made living and learning easier.
But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and
truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures
and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier
Girl
Laura's Letter to Children